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Monday, June 16, 2014

SATE '14 is a professional, international dialog on
Experience Design, Oct 2&3, hosted by Florida State University at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. Organizer: Themed
Entertainment Association (TEA). SATE '14 presenting sponsors are Christie and Electrosonic.

"Partnering with an educational institution - in this case
Florida State University - gives our conference a level of validation
and sets a benchmark for quality of the presentations. It also
reinforces TEA's NextGen initiative and dialog with academics and
students," says TEA president Christine Kerr of BaAM Productions.

"As TEA serves the
makers of compelling experiences and places, the location for SATE
needs to be interesting and inspiring in its own
right. The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
and
its location on Sarasota Bay certainly have this, with an estimable art
collection and a circus museum, and splendid grounds and facilities. The
historical connections between circus, live entertainment and themed
entertainment make it all the more appropriate...."